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Recent Examples of hawkish
Conveying a very hawkish signal about the outlook for rates may obviate the need to actually raise them.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Mar. 2026
The holdover Republicans who have remained attached to the party’s old identity (hawkish, pro-Israel, anti-Russia, opposed to anti-Semitism) have squabbled with its newer entrants.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Treasury yields and the dollar retreated, with traders backing off some of their more hawkish Federal Reserve bets, pricing in a few basis points worth of easing this year.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Anti-interventionist voices in Washington are reconsidering their expectation that Vance — among the top contenders for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination — would stand up against more hawkish instincts.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 28 Mar. 2026
The holdover Republicans who have remained attached to the party’s old identity (hawkish, pro-Israel, anti-Russia, opposed to anti-Semitism) have squabbled with its newer entrants.
—Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
Treasury yields and the dollar retreated, with traders backing off some of their more hawkish Federal Reserve bets, pricing in a few basis points worth of easing this year.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 23 Mar. 2026
Anti-interventionist voices in Washington are reconsidering their expectation that Vance — among the top contenders for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination — would stand up against more hawkish instincts.
—Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hawkish
Adjective
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Ludwig’s distant paternal ancestors were in fact German Jewish merchants, not warlike princes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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To many Chicagoans, the warlike atmosphere is the result of the increasing aggression of the federal government.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Spring camping comes with a few unique challenges—rain, temperature swings, and particularly bloodthirsty bugs among them.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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But in the shadows, amid growing unease at the bloodthirsty actions of the realm’s merciless Mad King, dissenters from his inner circle anxiously advance a treasonous plot.—
Ryan Brennan
April 3,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ironically, once relieved from their purely militaristic duties, star forts revealed their aesthetic value.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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That tells you that his approach is a very militaristic one.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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Steven Seagal Among the few box-office bombs in Cox’s filmography is The Glimmer Man, a 1996 cop thriller starring martial artist and comedian Keenan Ivory Wayans.—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Apr. 2026
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In the case of Norris, the actor and martial artist’s death forced some people to reconcile the memes with the man.—
Ben Pettis,
The Conversation,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Hawkish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hawkish. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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